Note 51 — Chapter III
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Rugby: a small village in Warwickshire on the river Avon, nearly in the centre of England. It is the seat of Rugby School,—one of the great public schools,—and was founded by Lawrence Sheriff, a native of the neighboring village of Brownsover, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. The school owes its fame chiefly to Dr. Arnold, who became head master in 1827, and held the position until his death in 1842.